Transcribe and convert your videos into any text-based format, like transcripts, blog posts, summaries, captions—heck, even haikus. Descript does more than just basic video-to-text transcription. Just upload your video and tell our built-in AI assistant what you want to turn your transcript into.
Drop your video file into a new Descript project to generate a transcript. Or hit Record to start recording a new video from scratch.
You can edit your transcript to edit your video to delete any sections you don't want, and remove filler words by right-clicking on them in the text. Use Correct mode (C) to make any corrections to your transcript while keeping the video in sync.
In the Actions menu, select Ask AI. You can choose from several default outputs like blog post, show notes, YouTube description, or social post. Or type in your own custom instructions. Refine the result with feedback if needed, then copy the result to your clipboard.
Transcribe and convert your videos into any text-based format, like transcripts, blog posts, summaries, captions—heck, even haikus. Descript does more than just basic video-to-text transcription. Just upload your video and tell our built-in AI assistant what you want to turn your transcript into.
Drop your video file into a new Descript project to generate a transcript. Or hit Record to start recording a new video from scratch.
You can edit your transcript to edit your video to delete any sections you don't want, and remove filler words by right-clicking on them in the text. Use Correct mode (C) to make any corrections to your transcript while keeping the video in sync.
In the Actions menu, select Ask AI. You can choose from several default outputs like blog post, show notes, YouTube description, or social post. Or type in your own custom instructions. Refine the result with feedback if needed, then copy the result to your clipboard.
Upload your MP4, MPEG, MOV, Apple ProRes to generate a transcript instantly, including speaker labels and time codes. Your transcript is synced to your timeline so you can make edits to the text and have them reflected in your video.
Tap into a more efficient workflow for creating video content and repurposing it as text, audio, GIFs, and video clips. Create multiple compositions to produce several variations while preserving the original so you can experiment freely.
Quickly convert videos into articles, social posts, subtitle files, translations, summaries, checklists, YouTube descriptions, newsletter copy, scripts, and more. Get better outputs with custom instructions and feedback.
The best video to text converter depends on your needs. But Descript goes beyond generating a transcript, letting you easily turn that transcript into other text formats. Plus, it's all baked into a video editor that's beginner-friendly with tons of pro features too.
Descript currently supports transcription in 23+ languages, including English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, and Italian. It can understand a variety of accents and speaking styles thanks to continual training of its speech recognition models.
Certainly! Just click on the Ask AI button and you can ask it to write a script, generate an outline, or brainstorm ideas with you. Once you’ve entered your instructions in the chat prompt, Ask AI will generate a script. You can then add it to your project or ask it to refine its answer.
Yes, you can transcribe video to text with Descript for free. With the free plan, you get 1 hour of transcription per month and can download the transcribed text in multiple formats. Paid plans starts at $12 per month to unlock 10 hours or more.
